絶望の旗 (from the single 'Koi ni Ochite')
zetsubou no hata
The Flag of Despair
荒れ果てた大地に たなびく 青
arehateta daichi ni tanabiku ao
A blue color stretched across the dilapidated earth
絶望より深い 希望
zetsubou yori fukai kibou
A hope deeper than despair
行くあてなく ただ 彷徨う 影
iku ate naku tada samayou kage
A shadow that merely wanders with nowhere to go
口数で 埋めた 不安
kuchikazu de umeta fuan
An anxiety that was buried by the number of words
たった一つの その知らせ 待って
tatta hitotsu no sono shirase matte
Waiting for that one piece of news
今日も 僕らは 今にしがみついては
kyou mo bokura wa ima ni shigamitsuite wa
Today, also, we cling to the present
時代を恨まず 君を斬る
jidai wo uramazu kimi wo kiru
And without blaming the era, cut you down
掲げた旗には 無数の傷を
kakageta hata ni wa musuu no kizu wo
Countless wounds to the raised flag
戻れない 光に さよならを
modorenai hikari ni sayonara wo
Farewell to the light that will not return
始まりの 一弾 ためらう勇気
hajimari no ichidan tamerau yuuki
The first stage of the beginning, hesitating courage
あの時 どうして
ano toki doushite
That time, why...?
戦火の先には 何があるの?
senka no saki ni wa nani ga aru no
What is beyond the fires of war?
少女の問いには 「夢」と
shoujo no toi ni wa yume to
At the little girl's question, I replied 'Dreams'
騙し騙しの 飢えで築いた 城
damashi damashi no ue de kizuita shiro
The castle that was built with the hunger of deceptions
もろく 儚く それでも信じ抜いた
moroku hakanaku soredemo shinji nuita
Fragile and ephemeral; and yet, he kept believing
富を追いかけた あの人
tomi wo oikaketa ano hito
That person who chased after riches
街に鳴り響く 終止符の声に
machi ni nari hibiku shuushifu no koe ni
At the voice of termination that echoes in the town
手放しで 喜ぶ 人はなく
tebanashi de yorokobu hito wa naku
There is no one rejoicing freely
これから始まる 容赦ない日々を
korekara hajimaru yousha nai hibi wo
The merciless days that will begin from now on
長すぎる道を
nagasugiru michi wo
The road that is too long
掲げた旗には 無数の傷を
kakageta hata ni wa musuu no kizu wo
Countless wounds to the raised flag
戻れない 光に さよならを
modorenai hikari ni sayonara wo
Farewell to the light that will not return
始まりの 一弾 ためらう勇気
hajimari no ichidan tamerau yuuki
The first stage of the beginning, hesitating courage
あの時 どうして
ano toki doushite
That time, why...?
荒れ果てた大地に たなびく 青
arehateta daichi ni tanabiku ao
A blue color stretched across the dilapidated earth
絶望より深い 希望
zetsubou yori fukai kibou
A hope deeper than despair
EXPLANATION
I presume Mao's talking about how this lord-character-guy-thing waged war on some place, made it into a 'dilapidated earth', and built a castle on that, but none of the citizens are happy because they're just being used and they get nothing out from the war, AND a lot of people were killed? Yet there is still hope because there is life, represented by the color blue? Well, that's how I read this.
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